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Mitch Mason sat in his mother's hospital room in Tampa. It was June 11, 2024 -- his birthday -- and his phone buzzed with text messages. He'd flown to Florida from Chapel Hill, where he has served as UNC football's team chaplain for 13 years.
"How are you holding up?" friends texted as Mason sat with his mother. She was unconscious and on a ventilator. And she was dying.
One player had sent a steady stream of messages throughout the day.
How you doin', OG? UNC wide receiver Tylee Craft wrote.